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Old 02-18-2023, 01:03 PM
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A raced 289 would have a little more prestige than CSX3145.
Yes, see my earlier response

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A 427 is more desirable than a non-raced 289 and a narrow vs. wide hip car is a matter of preference.
100% correct, it is a matter of personal taste, a buyers money, spent the way they want to. Just as if they were shopping for a new car and deciding what color to choose.

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I also firmly believe that all Cobras are historically significant - not just those that appeared on racetracks.
Well, yes, and no, the more "history" a car has, the more "historically significant" it is.

IE: A car driven hard and put away broken is less valuable than a car raced, wrecked, rebuilt, and raced again.

Or

A car owned by a well known movie star being more "historically significant" than a car owned by someone without such a heritage.


Bill S.

PS: I'm surprised you did not ask these same questions on the saacforum.com site, as they deal with originals on a daily basis.
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